• Dr. Pattanayak holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Utkal University, Odish, India, and a Master of Science in Metallurgical Engineering and Doctorate in Physical Metallurgy from Technical University, Berlin, Germany.  Dr. Pattanayak also has a diploma in Welding Engineering. He completed his Dissertation Thesis on “Modification of Al-Si eutectic alloys by addition of different elements and its influence on solidification form of silicon and the interfacial characteristics.”.

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• Dr. Pattanayak is a member of American Society of Materials International (ASM) and International Metallographic Society (IMS). He is also an Adjunct Professor at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT).

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• Dr. Pattanayak specializes in failure analysis, characterization of alloys, metal matrix composites, electronic material, welding and soldering material; operating Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and Energy Dispersive Spectroscope (EDS).

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• Dr. Pattanayak’s professional experience includes failure analysis and laboratory examination of industrial machinery elements, vehicular components, tooling and equipment employing scanning electron microscopy (SEM), optical microscopy, x-ray diffraction, energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), x-ray analysis, etc. and alloy development, corrosion studies, industrial trouble-shooting.